People at a public hearing at the Boston Public Library’s main branch tonight booed when the MBTA showed its proposed service cuts and fare increases on a projection screen.
(Yoon s. Byun/Globe staff)
Hundreds rip MBTA budget plan
People at a public hearing at the Boston Public Library’s main branch tonight booed when the MBTA showed its proposed service cuts and fare increases on a projection screen.
(Yoon s. Byun/Globe staff)
More than 400 public transit riders blasted the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s proposed rate hikes and service cuts last night in Boston, insisting that the measures would harm the poor, the elderly and disabled, and students. “How much do you expect the poor to pay?” said Jane D’Angelo, 47, during a public hearing hosted by the MBTA on the proposed changes at the Boston Public Library’s main branch in Copley Square.
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